Water everywhere for DR Congo city yet scarce a drop to drink

Date:

July 13, 2014

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AFP / Powered by NewsLook.com

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Goma sits by one of the world's largest freshwater reservoirs and has some of Africa's heaviest annual rainfall, yet less than half of the population has access to drinking water. Duration: 02:31
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